Friday, September 29, 2006

In 1984 George Orwell had the ministry of truth rewriting history on a daily basis to suit whatever political policies the governing regime needed to justify. Even though Orwell saw his position in politics as being on the left, that did not stop him looking at both sides of politics as honestly and opened minded as possible. I think he saw that this propensity to rewrite history was not confined to the left, but by far the left were (and still are) the greatest rewriters of history. They do it on a daily basis and seem to have no shame in changing their history to suit the reasons for their latest allegience.

This article covers more than that but does touch on this rewriting of history.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Who cares if Steve Irwin is dead, he may have been a nice genuine bloke but he was a bit of a goose. His advice to the federal minister regarding the limited hunting of saltwater crocs will probably lead to death or injury. Croc hunting almost wiped out the saltwater croc until it was banned, since then there has been a massive increase in croc numbers, they are moving further inland some have been reported as far inland as Katherine Gorge. They are also common in urban areas in the north of Australia. Unless their numbers are controlled, croc attacks will become more common. Who will explain to the victims family that the croc numbers could be controlled and that the death of their loved one is the price we pay to protect crocodiles, regardless of the number of crocs or whether they are a danger to human life.